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Aquaculture production in 2004 amounting to 61,580 tonnes valued at €101.6 million. While the the marine finfish sector experienced difficult operating and market conditions, farmed shellfish output increased from 44,680 tonnes in 2003 to 45,950 tonnes in 2004 and in value terms from €41.6 million to €44.8 million. Recognised as the fastest growing food production
sector in Europe, aquaculture production is projected to increase
in Ireland to 97,023 tonnes valued at over €175 million by
the year 2008. |
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| The objectives of the Aquaculture
and Fisheries section of CAMBio are to engage in marine biotechnology
research in support of this expansion in areas such as plankton monitoring,
harmful algal blooms, bacterial and viral monitoring, fish diseases,
new fish and shellfish feeds and the culture of marine bacteria, marine
fungi and other novel species. |
